Vessels & Shipyards

An end-of-year study says German shipyards enjoyed more positive business overall in 2014 with orders and deliveries up on previous years. reports Tom Todd.

Marin Teknikk has entered into a contract for design and delivery of a large multipurpose diving support and construction vessel (DSCV) for Ultra Deep Solutions (UDS) in Singapore.

David Tinsley describes the first of a new class of double ended vessels for Washington State Ferries, strongly conventional and traditional in concept, but designed with conversion to gas fuel in mind.

Construction has started on a new type of wind farm vessel at a Danish shipyard, based on air supported vessel (ASV) technology and claimed to offer much reduced fuel consumption combined with…

Dag Pike describes the recently completed ‘Pieter Schelte’ which is arguably the most sophisticated ship ever built as well as being one of the most versatile.

Increasing road congestion at many container ports has led a German company to develop a new concept of feeder barge, writes Dag Pike.

Dynamic market forces over recent years have spurred enhancements to the principal LNG cargo containment systems, and have fostered the development of new solutions both by established cryogenic specialists and other industry…

While control automation is desirable in ordinary vessels, its importance can’t be underestimated when it comes to innovative designs such as the asymmetric ‘Baltika’, says Stevie Knight.

The Motorship discusses the way forward for LNG at sea with Oskar Levander, vice-president of innovation, Rolls-Royce.

Tom Todd reports on the first ro-pax to be delivered from German yard FSG for some time, since the yard, formerly a ro-ro specialist, has branched out into other complex newbuilds, including…

WesternGeco’s ‘Amazon Warrior’ is a testament both to growing demand and the increasing technological and operational challenges in the high-density segment of the marine seismic data acquisition market. David Tinsley reports.

The largest vessel built to date by Aker Philadephia Shipyard is testament to increased US industrial capabilities in support of growth in domestic energy production and economic activity, writes David Tinsley.

Some people may have raised an eyebrow at Island Offshore’s recent decision to take the first Rolls-Royce UT777 design to a Japanese yard that doesn’t, so far, have a record of offshore…

What was wanted was an SUV of the ocean’, a demanding build customised not only for riserless light well intervention (RLWI) but also for IMR work. However, ‘says Stevie Knight, Island Performer…

Australian shipbuilder and designer Incat Tasmania has recently christened what it claims to the world’s largest and fastest crew boat.

Meyer Werft talks with the Finnish Government about the possible acquisition of STX Oy and its cruise ship building facilities in Turku were still going on when The Motorship went to press,…

German Chancellor Angela Merkel put the finishing touches to the building of Germany’s biggest and most expensive research ship to date by naming and launching the €124.4 million ‘Sonne’.

Meyer Werft’s delivery of its biggest-ever cruise ship and its mind-boggling €1.6 billion order for two more 164,600gt Breakaway Plus newbuilds highlight German newbuilding this autumn: but they are not the only…

Dag Pike looks at a Dutch innovation in diesel electric propulsion, fitted to an offshore supply vessel for service in the US, which is claimed to provide substantial fuel savings and increased…

Subsea7’s newbuild pipelaying vessel, which has been built in the Netherlands and tailored to the specialised needs of the Brazilian offshore oil and gas market, is described by David Tinsley.